Hooded garment



Dec. 14, 1937.

M. ARsT HOODED GARMENT Fi-led April 29, 1937 Patented Dec. 14, 1937 STATES 2 Claims.

and cap shown and described in my prior Patent No. 1,972,585 dated September 4, 1934.

In the garment illustrated in my prior patent, the hood is composed of two separate hood sections sewed to` the collar of the garment and the two hood sections are provided on the edges thereof, which meet to form the completed hood, with hookless fasteners, such as the zipper, for securing the edges together after the sections have been withdrawnfrom the space provided for the storage of the hood sections when not in use. It has been observed that the two hood sections were not always neatly replaced in the space provided therefor, and, as a result, unsightly bulges were produced in the back of the garment by the carelessly replaced hood sections. Furthermore, it requires manipulation to secure the two hood sections together after they have been drawn over the head of the wearer. One of the objects of the present invention is to simplify and otherwise improve on the construction of the hood. Another object is to form Y the hood complete so that no fastening means are required for detachably fastening together the two hood sections, as in my prior patent.

Another object is to provide a hood of novel construction and containing an upright box pleat whereby the hood may lie flat or remain in a smooth condition when concealed in the space provided for it in the garment, thereby avoiding the possibility of any unsightly bulges in the back of the coat, and which hood when withdrawn from said space may be opened up and placed upon the head of the wea-rer without the necessity of fastening together any sections thereof.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of this specification and, with all of said objects and advantages in view, this invention consists in the several novel features of construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawing accompanying this specification in which:

Fig. i is a front elevation of a hooded garment embodying a simple form of the present invention and showing the hood in place upon the wearer.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmental, rear elevation of the upper portion of the garment laid 5 ture of an improvement upon the combined coat f iii HooDEn GARMEN'r Morris Arst, Chicago, Ill.

Application April 29, 1,937, serial No. 139,655

` tion of the hood which comprises one-half of the hood, the sections being laid out ilat.

Fig. 5.is a diagrammatic, horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2. 10

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic, vertical cross-section taken on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 6 but showing the hood concealed in the space provided for it. Y Referring to said drawing, which illustrates a 15 simple embodiment of the invention, the reference characters iii-lil designate the front pieces, Il the back, l2 the collar, 53-13 the sleeves, and Ill the lining of a coat or other garment of similar nature. As is customary, the collar comprises a top collar portion l5 which is sewed to the upper edge of the lining at b and an undercollar portion i6 which is sewed along its lower edge to the upper edge of theY back of the garment as at a, thereby providing a rspace c for the recep@ 25 tion of the hood. v Y

The undercollar portion itis provided with a slit Il running lengthwise of the collar adjacent its outer long edge, and this slit is held in closed condition by suitable fastening means,V here 30 shown as a hookless fastener or zipper, as it" is commonly called, one element I8 thereof being secured along one edge of the slit and the companion element i9 being secured along therother edge thereof. The usual slide 20 is provided in 35 connection with the fastening elements for coupling the companion elements of the fastener together when the slide is slid along in one direction, and when slid along the other direction, the slide disconnects the coacting fastening elements, 40 as is Well understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains.

lThe zipper form of fastener is preferred because it is simple'and easy to manipulate and completely closes the slit. 45

Secured to the edge portion adjacent the slit l1 on the inner side of that part of the undercollar, which is next adjacent to the back Il, is a completely formed hood 2l, which can be inserted into the space between the top and under` 50 `collar portions and between the back andthe lining to conceal the hood from view when it is not being worn. When the slit is open the hood may be withdrawn from said space and openedout into condition for use. At its base or neck 55 Vao portion 22 the width of the hood is slightly less than the length of the slit I1 as is seen in Fig. 2, this width being sufficient to bring the sides of the hood (when worn) over the cheeks of the wearer. v

In order'to permit the hood to assume a flat or smooth condition when concealed in the space provided for it in the garment, and thereby prevent the formation of unsightly bulges at the back of the coat,'the hood is constructed in a particular manner which will now'be described:

Desirably four pieces of material are required tormake the complete hoodytwo of `Which'are seen at 23, 24 in Fig. 4. The other two pieces are similar to the ones shown. Each of the -side sections 23 has a substantially straight loweredge' Y space provided for it inthe garment.

vWhen-the hood is.used,in connection with aA .garment which is not provided ywith a lining, the

' hood constructed in accordance with the above description Vmay lie nat or smooth-on the inner side ofgtherback. f. Y Y Y' 25 which is located at the base or neck portion `of the hood and comprises the edge which is stitched to the collar. From one Yend of -the lower edge, one sideedge 26 extends substantially Vat right angles to the lower edgein Yan inwardly Y curved line as shown, which becomes sharperY the edge -26 the 'topredge 21 curves convexly, up-

Vwardly and then` downwardly toward the back V'towards-its upper end. Fromfthe upper end of (forming part of the crown), and this curvedV edge is-carried down at the Vback in a convexly curved line as at Y28, andterminates atthe other `end of the-lower edges 25.V

forms Ya continuationY of the upper endrof the curved edge 26 of the side section. The other end edgeV 33 is substantially straight and forms the continuation of the loweredge 25 of the side section. The edges 21, Stare sewed together along the dotted lines which represent Vthe seam*4 'f space in a smooth condition.Y V

2.V In a hooded'garment, a coat havingfa back between theY sections.v When sewed together Vtwo sections,"after which the frontY edges 26,-32 are hemmed, thus forming the completed hood.

" Y'I'he hemmed edge comprisesrthe front edge of the hood. After the two halves have Vbeen sewed itselfV to forma box pleat 341(se`eV Figs. Zand 5) which runs practically from the top ofth'ehoodV oppositely disposed sidesections, doubledrupon to the base'thereof. In this iiat Ycondition the desirably, the side edges' are' pressed sojas to provide sharp creases at' the sideY edges of the 33jof both halves are sewed'to the jinneside of the slit, as viewed in Fig. 3,the front part'of the hood facing the back of the coat.V Byconstruct- 1 ing the hood from pieces of material substantially likerthose illustrated'in Figfi; and" byfformcollar turned up or the collar may be turned down inthe customary manner.

To use the hood, the slide of the zippertis slid to the other end of the slit, thereby opening it and the hood is withdrawn to the position shown in Fig. 2 and, after the coat has been placed upon the wearer, the hood may be opened out and placed upon his head. When the hood is replaced in the space provided for it, the box pleat tends to (resume its shape, thereby en-` abling the hood to lieA or extend in a flat or smooth condition in the space provided for it. Y The hood and the goods of the coat areV desirably formed from the same material, which is usually heavy. VFor this reason the ordinary hoodVV cannot be stored in a smooth condition inthe I claim as new andY desire to secure byrLetters- Y Patent: Y o Y Y Y 1.V A hooded'garment having a back and a lin'- ing therefor, and acellar' having a topcollar portion sewed tothe lining and an.y undercollar iV portion secured tothe back, saidrcollan-back and Vlining providing a storage space for alhood, lthe undercollar portion having a lengthwise ex'- tending slit therein, fastening means for closing`V Y said slit, and a completely formed hood, with thef YYfront and back thereof Vfolded together at'the. sides, andv having an upright box pleatin its back,VV the hoodbeing pressed flat to fcrrn'creases along the marginal edges thereof and at the'boxipleat,

saidhood -beingstitchedalong its neck portion to the collar, on the inner side thereofyadjacent the slit therein, and capable of Vbeing storedV in said and its lining, and top and undercollar portions forming its collar, the Vtop collar portion' beingY "togethenthe baseV part is laid out flat andthe Vmaterial of the back of theY hoodY is folded upon hood is pressed so as to set the box pleat, and, ,s Y

` sidesy and back parts of the hood, the'upper andr n rear edges ofV said lside sections being convexly flattened hood. Thereafter, the yl'owerjedges-25, I

' s ing the box pieat in theback ofthe hooait'tends to retain its ilat or smooth shape,v and when inment, it remains flat cr smooth therein,vthereby "sertedinto thespace provided for itin the garavoiding any unsightlybulges in the backV of 'the coat;

Fig. 3 shows thehodconcealed inthespace c.'

undercollar portion closed by the ,zipper. In

thisV coi'ilitionthe coatVv may be wornwith the x erall'y to the head of thejperson wearing the 'garment having aislitftherein extending lengthwise of the Y collar, fastening means for closing said slit, and a complete hood'having Va neck portion .securedr to one portion' of the collar on itsV inner side, Y

adjacent the slit',` the hood being composed of 'themselves at the sides ofthe hood andY forming curved, and curved, elongated"sewed-,together 'middle sections which Yare sewed together along their'convex Vedges and sewed along the concaved edges to the top and back convexly curved edges"` ofthe side sections and comprising top and intermediate back parts of' the hood, said middle sections having a boxlpleat running lengthwise thereof, Yand the front and back of ythe hood be,- ing folded together atthe side' edges and pressed Vfiat,rwherebyA the hood iscapable of being stored in a Yilatcondition in said storage space, the hood alsobeing capable of beingrwithdrawn from said space and extended into a shape conforminggen.- 

